- Born
- Birth nameJohn Anthony Franco
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- John Franco was born on September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Arli$$ (1996), Henry & Me (2014) and 2000 National League Championship Series (2000). He has been married to Rose Morrone since 1987. They have three children.
- SpouseRose Morrone(1987 - present) (3 children)
- Exactly 12 years after he gained his first MLB save, Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves.
- Franco wears a Department of Sanitation T-shirt when he pitches to honor his late father, James, who worked there.
- Graduated from Lafayette High School (Brooklyn, NY), the same school Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax attended.
- Pitched two no-hitters in his freshman year at St. John's University. He was inducted into the St. John's University Sports Hall of Fame in January, 1998.
- Mets announce Franco will miss the remainder of this season and probably most of 2003 after an MRI revealed an injury to the medial collateral ligament and the flexor tendon in his elbow. He is in the second year of a three-year deal worth $10.5 million.
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